On AlterNet: white phosphorus

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Revealed: U.S. Military Allies in Iraq Asked Red Cross to Investigate Fallujah Birth Defects

Robert Verkaik, Independent UK. May 6, 2010.

Britain was so concerned about reports of an alarming increase in the number of babies being born with deformities that ministers asked the Red Cross to investigate.

90 Afghan Schoolgirls Poisoned in 'Taliban Gas Attack'

Jerome Starkey, Independent UK. May 13, 2009.

The incident is the third attack on a girls' school in three weeks, raising fears about increasingly vicious methods to terrorize girls.

Israeli Veteran: Gaza Attacks Marked My Military's Moral Low

Simcha Leventhal, Huffington Post. February 3, 2009.

Israel's government knew that its weapons would kill civilians. Deploying them dragged our military to a new moral low.

Israel's Leaders Are Frantically Trying to Prevent War Crimes Proceedings for Their Gaza Atrocities

Jonathan Cook, AlterNet. January 26, 2009.

Israeli officials are in a frenzy of activity to forestall legal actions abroad over their involvement in the recent Gaza offensive.

Israel Admits Troops May Have Used White Phosphorus Shells

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. January 21, 2009.

After weeks of denials, the IDF admits forces may have acted in contravention of international law.